sidle

[SIDLE]

英 ['saɪdl] 美 ['saɪdl]

v.(偷偷地)侧身而行；侧身挨近 n.侧身移动；侧身行进

◉词源

Sidle（侧身移动）约于1690年代进入英语，是 side（侧面）的频繁形式或变体。演变过程：从字面“向侧面移动”逐步发展为“偷偷靠近或侧身缓慢前进”的谨慎动作，常带偷偷摸摸或害羞的意味。词根 side-（侧面，古英语 sīde，Proto-Germanic sīdō）；后缀 -le（表示反复或小动作）。

◉外刊例句

① The Guardian, 2025:

I’ve watched him sidle his way in.

我看着他侧身悄悄靠近。

② The New York Times, 2022:

He would sidle up next to me and then move just ahead of me.

他会侧身靠近我，然后稍微走到我前面。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) The hole is so narrow that we sidle inside .

(2) If you sit at the back you can sidle out without anyone seeing you leave.

(3) A man sidled up to me and asked if I wanted a ticket for the match.

(1) 洞口太窄了，我们只能侧着身子走进去。

(2) 假如你坐在后面你可以溜出去而没人看见。

(3) 一男子偷偷走到我跟前,问我要不要比赛票子。

◉ Usage Notes

To sidle is to walk, but in a way that's casual, quiet, and a little sneaky. If you want to surprise someone, sidle up to them and say, "Boo!"

There’s a TV show where a character’s coworker has a habit of walking so softly that he constantly startles her — she never notices him coming. So of course she buys wrestling shoes and tries to sidle back! Sidling is a type of walking that is super quiet. If you want to leave a party without people noticing, sidle out the door. Sidling is a good way to slip away.

◉柯林斯词典

1. [VERB 动词]悄悄地走；小心翼翼地走 If you sidle somewhere, you walk there in a quiet or cautious way, as if you do not want anyone to notice you. [V prep/adv]

A young man sidled up to me and said, 'May I help you?'

一个年轻人悄悄走向我说道，“我可以帮你吗？”

He was sidling into the bar, obviously trying to be inconspicuous.

他悄悄地走进酒吧，显然不想引起注意。